Four more cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 in NI - total now at 16

There are now 16 people with Coronavirus COVID-19 in Northern Ireland after health officials identified four new cases.
Andrew Quinn
By Andrew Quinn
Published 10th Mar 2020, 14:04 BST
Updated 10th Mar 2020, 14:08 BST
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"As of 9.00am on Tuesday10 March testing has resulted in four new presumed positive cases bringing the total number of cases in Northern Ireland to 16," said a spokesperson.

"All four cases are adults.

"One case involved recent travel from Northern Italy.

Four more people have tested positive for Coronavirus COVID-19 in Northern Ireland.Four more people have tested positive for Coronavirus COVID-19 in Northern Ireland.
Four more people have tested positive for Coronavirus COVID-19 in Northern Ireland.

"Three of the cases can be traced to a previously reported case that involved recent travel to Northern Italy.

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"The Public Health Agency is currently undertaking contact tracing for all four cases."

Six people have died after testing positive for COVID-19 in the UK.

All six people had underlying health conditions.